Today, I found a crying little kid alone in a park. I walked around with him for a bit to try to find his parents. When I found his dad, all he did was take the kid and menacingly leer at me until I left. FML
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Hello - OP here. I was helping at an event when this happened. First of all, I'd like to say that there was no way the kid just wandered off. His dad was in a parking lot looking for his stuff in his car at least 200 meters away. He just had his head up his ass. Second of all, I know it was wrong to not call the police or at least get some adult involved, but I'm only 14, and so I guess I wasn't jaded enough yet to realize any predator in the vicinity might see that as the perfect opportunity. For what it's worth, though, I saw a very close resemblance between the two, so at least that's something.
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lexiieeex3 32
You'd think he'd be grateful you weren't some weirdo or something... You did the right thing, OP.
fhlakd 25
He should have been grateful!! Good job at being a good Samaritan OP!
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fhlakd 25
He should have been grateful!! Good job at being a good Samaritan OP!
bummervacation 10
I think he was mad at you because he "lost" him on purpose.. Either that, or some people are just assholes. Sympathies to OP for having to deal with one
MrsDruidess 23
I was going to put how I would have thanked OP and there would have been hugs, maybe even tears depending on how long I had been looking for my son. However not to sound shitty but I wouldn't have lost him to begin with. (I dont want to hear it naysayers - you can go on about this stiff happens. . . no it doesn't if you are playing with them and not on your phones, I dont want to hear it. it's called responsibility. Dont want to watch them, stay home!) But I am with you #2 some people are just assholes, this guy obviously didn't care enough to watch his child
jmcr 27
i can disagree with on that. my parents told me when i was a little kid i was really bad at running off and this was before smartphones were invented. so it is something that DOES happen even though they tried their best
lexiieeex3 32
You'd think he'd be grateful you weren't some weirdo or something... You did the right thing, OP.
Soverain 15
Keep doing what you're doing OP. The dad might not be grateful but I'm sure the kid was and that's what matters.
Schala360 27
Some people should be sterilised
SleepyPharma 21
it isn't the kid's fault his dad is a dickwad.
Schala360 27
Yes, but the dad isn't fit to be a parent
Sudoc 29
How do you figure he's not fit to be a parent?
sstahpp 33
Seriously?
iiTzNeeNerz 26
For the kids sake, I really hope that was indeed the dad. I saw a video/social experiment where they placed a child actor on the street to see if people would help her find her parents and a pedophile was caught trying to pose as someone who knew the child.
Solano2580 24
This piques my interest #6,link please?
pokemyeyes 23
The video is on youtube called "Would you help a lost child?" by DennisCee. Watch the whole thing the girl even gets attacked in the beginning
rachelllllb 18
#6 I just watched the video you were talking about.... that is actually really scary.. you get some disturbing people in this world!
cuckfancergcb 10
There's another experiment similar to that, in which a man goes to the parents of children at the park and asks them if he can see what their kid would do if he offered them candy. It's called "Child Predator Social Experiment: Would Your Kid Take Candy From a Stranger?" by Rich Ferguson.
DoomedGemini 38
If the man was irritated I doubt it was someone trying to get the kid, and I'm figuring op went off what the child was saying
Le_ponderer 14
Goodness is its own reward. Be glad it was you who found him and not some deranged, perverted, child-mauling creep! Let that be enough thanks for you.
spacefish966 18
What a FUCKTARD of a dad. Why do the shittest of people have the ability to reproduce .
MrsPegg 45
Maybe because they focus on getting laid and throw all caution to the wind? My guess.
SystemofaBlink41 27
Sadly, anyone with fertility has the "ability" to reproduce. I don't think it's really an ability if all you have to do is stick your pee-pee in and/or receive the pee-pee.
PenguinsLaugh 24
#22 - just type "penis". No need for silly substitutes.
JulesLandry 8
Talk about role reversal
riddhi 16
A hindi phrase translates into :"theres no place for nice in this world anymore"
Vaati_fml 20
It's sad that that's a thing.